Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.,known professionally as Lil Wayne,is an American rapper,singer,songwriter,and record executive. He is commonly regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation,and often cited as one of the greatest rappers of all time. His career began in 1995,at the age of 12,when he was signed by rapper Birdman,joining Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label. From then on,Wayne was the flagship artist of Cash Money Records before ending his association with the company in June 2018.
Cash Money Records is an American record label founded in 1991 by brothers Ronald "Slim" Williams and Bryan "Birdman" Williams. The label is distributed by Republic,which used to be Universal Republic. The label has been home to a roster of hip hop artists,including Lil Wayne,Drake,and Nicki Minaj,and is regarded as one of the most successful in hip-hop history.
Tha Carter III is the sixth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne,released on June 10,2008,by Cash Money,Universal Motown &Young Money Entertainment. It follows a long string of mixtape releases and guest appearances on other hip hop and R&B artists' records,helping to increase his exposure in the mainstream. The album features appearances from Jay-Z,T-Pain,Fabolous,Robin Thicke,Busta Rhymes,Juelz Santana,Babyface,Bobby V,and Kanye West,among others. It also features Static Major,who is credited posthumously following his death in February 2008.
J.U.S.T.I.C.E.League is an American record production team composed of producers and instrumentalists from Tampa,Florida. The group is made up of members Erik "Rook" Ortiz,Kevin "Colione" Crowe and Kenneth "Barto" Bartolomei. The group takes their name from the DC Comics superhero team the Justice League. The distinctive producer tag of a J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League production has a female voice echoing the words "Justice League" twice at the beginning of most of their songs. They have a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for their work on Mary J. Blige's The Breakthrough (2006).
Marco Antonio Rodriguez-Diaz,Jr.,better known by his stage name Infamous or DJ Infamous,is an American Grammy award winning record producer,and three time world champion winning DJ. Infamous,was a founding member of The-Allies DJ Crew and is perhaps best known for his work with American rapper Lil Wayne. Infamous has produced songs for prominent recording artists such as Drake,Jay-Z,Meek Mill,Fat Joe,Nas,Game,Lupe Fiasco,Charlie Puth and Kendrick Lamar,among others. Although his current discography consists predominantly of rappers,Infamous is a multi-instrumentalist,who was once the guitar player and songwriter for rock band Antenna,before meeting Lil Wayne.
American rapper Lil Wayne has released thirteen studio albums,one collaborative album,three compilation albums,five extended plays,and twenty-nine mixtapes. Wayne made his album debut in 1999,with Tha Block Is Hot,which was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. His later albums,Lights Out released in 2000,and 500 Degreez,released in 2002,attracted minor attention. In 2004,he released the first of his infamous Carter series,with Tha Carter. In 2005,Tha Carter II was released. In 2006,Wayne released a collaborative album with rapper Birdman,titled Like Father,Like Son. In 2008,Wayne released his best-selling album so far,titled Tha Carter III. Certified triple platinum by the RIAA,Tha Carter III won the Best Rap Album award at the 2009 Grammy Awards. Lil Wayne founded record label Young Money Entertainment and released a collaborative album featuring rappers signed to the label,We Are Young Money,in 2009,followed by his debut rock music album Rebirth in 2010. While serving an 8-month prison sentence in New York he released another album entitled I Am Not a Human Being,in September 2010. The next addition to Tha Carter series,Tha Carter IV,was released on August 29,2011. In 2013,Wayne released a sequel to his 2010 album I Am Not a Human Being,titled I Am Not a Human Being II,followed by two compilation albums with his labels,Rich Gang (2013),and Young Money:Rise of an Empire (2014). After years of legal battles,his 12th studio album Tha Carter V was released on September 28,2018. Lil Wayne released another album,Funeral,on January 31,2020.
Young Money Entertainment is an American record label founded by rapper Lil Wayne. Young Money's president is Lil Wayne's lifelong friend and fellow rapper Mack Maine. The label was an imprint of Cash Money Records and is distributed by Republic Records.
The following list is a discography of production by Swizz Beatz,an American record producer and recording artist from The Bronx,New York. It includes a list of songs produced,co-produced and remixed by year,artist,album and title. With a career spanning over three decades,Swizz Beatz has contributed production on over 160 albums,including studio projects,compilations,soundtracks and mixtapes. Beatz has also produced 81 singles,a number of them certified gold or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
The following list is a discography of production by American hip hop record producer and recording artist Mannie Fresh. It includes a list of songs produced,co-produced and remixed by year,album,artist and title.
This article summarizes the events,album releases,and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2009.
List of albums released or distributed by Cash Money Records.
Tha Carter IV is the ninth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne,released on August 29,2011,through Young Money Entertainment,Cash Money Records and Universal Republic Records. Recording sessions for the album began in late 2008,shortly after Lil Wayne's sixth studio album,Tha Carter III (2008) was released to strong sales and critical acclaim:however,the sessions were put on hold,as Lil Wayne claimed he did not want to follow an album he held in high regard so quickly with another,potentially inferior release. In the interim,Lil Wayne released his two other albums in 2010:the largely rock-themed Rebirth,and I Am Not a Human Being. The latter was reportedly composed from unreleased material from the original Tha Carter IV sessions,as the album was released whilst Wayne served a prison sentence at Rikers Island prison for illegal possession of a weapon,and was thus unable to record any new material:this also meant Tha Carter IV's recording sessions were once more put on hold.
"Roman's Revenge" is a song by Trinidadian-born American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj,featuring American rapper Eminem,from Minaj's debut studio album Pink Friday (2010). It was written by Minaj and Eminem and was produced by Swizz Beatz. It was released exclusively on October 30,2010 through the US iTunes Store,as a promotional release preceding the album's release.
This article summarizes the events,album releases,and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2011.
"6 Foot 7 Foot" is a song by rapper Lil Wayne featuring label mate Cory Gunz. It is taken from Wayne's ninth album,Tha Carter IV (2011). It was officially released on iTunes on December 16,2010. It was produced by "A Milli" producer Bangladesh. The song samples "Day-O " by Harry Belafonte
"She Will" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne,released as the fourth single from his ninth studio album,Tha Carter IV. The song features Canadian rapper Drake. It was released as a digital download and was added to rhythmic radio stations on August 16,2011 in the U.S. It was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales exceeding 3 million units on September 25,2020.
Tha Carter V is the twelfth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on September 28,2018,by Young Money Entertainment and Republic Records. The album's features include Swizz Beatz,Kendrick Lamar,Sosamann,Lil Wayne's daughter Reginae Carter,Snoop Dogg,Nicki Minaj,Ashanti,Mack Maine,Travis Scott,Nivea and the late XXXTentacion.
Free Weezy Album is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne. It was released on July 4,2015,by Young Money Entertainment and Republic Records,exclusively on TIDAL. It was released on Spotify and Apple Music on July 3,2020,to commemorate its five-year anniversary,though some samples were changed due to clearance issues,and some tracks are absent completely.
"No Frauds" is a song recorded by Trinidadian-American rapper Nicki Minaj,American rapper Lil Wayne,and Canadian rapper Drake. The song is a diss track,made in response to American rapper Remy Ma's 2017 song "Shether",a nearly seven-minute-long diss track aimed at Minaj. Produced by Murda Beatz and Cubeatz,the song was released as a single on March 10,2017,by Young Money Entertainment,Cash Money Records and Republic Records along with "Changed It" and "Regret in Your Tears". In the song,Minaj criticizes Ma for her prison sentence and her record sales,among other things.
